Spat



Y. ZENISHEK SPAT Ngv. 16 192e. iessz Filed Dec. 30, 1925 I N VEN TOR.I Kfm ZE/v/sHE/n BY i ATTORNEY.

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Patented Nov. 16, 1926i.

FFQEL' YAR' ZENSHEK,OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YGRK.

SPAT;

Application filed December 30, 1925.

rlhis invention relates to spats and in particular to the type adapted to be worn in conjunction with low shoes to protect the ankle of the wearer and to give the foot a neat appearance.

A particular object of the invention Vis to provide a spat having an adjustable feature thereon which will adapt the spat to fit the ankle closely when the size of the leg above the ankle varies out of proportion to the size of the foot.

In the spat in use at the present time, there is a button and a button hole connection provided between the open sides of the spat. This connection, when closed, afords only one size of spat and in many instances, the spat will not lit snugly but will be loose at the top thereof where it engages the ankle of the wearer.

In order to overcome this objection, I have provided a spat which will fit the shoe snugly and which will not only have an adjustable feature, whereby the same may be closely fitted about the ankle but will also adapt itself to the movements of the ankle and foot without wrinkling or otherwise losing its shape.

To enable others skilled in the art to fully comprehend the underlying features of my invention that they may embody the same in the various modifications in structure and relation contemplated, drawings depicting a preferred form have been annexed as a part of this disclosure and in such drawings, similar reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout all the views, of which- Figure 1 is a side view of a gaiter or spat constructed in accordance with my invention, the adjustable features being shown attached to one side of the gaiter opening and,

Figure 2 is a. sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Figure 1, across the opening in the spat to show the method of attaching the elastic feature of adjustment to the edge of the spat.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 5 indicates a spat of the usual construction, which may be used by men, women or children, and which consists of the ankle portion 6 and shoe covering portion 7 An elastic strap member 8 is provided across the bottom of the spat and being sewn thereto as at 9 to provide a yieldable holding Serial No. ',449.

member, which will maintain the spat in closely fitted relation with the shoe rover kwhich the same is worn. In orderl to place the spat over the shoe,r the sa-meis opened at one side yas at 10, theedges of the openingbeing spaced, one edge of the spat being provided with the ball members 11 of the usual ball and socket snap fasteners, the socket members 12 of which are disposed adjacent the ends of the elastic tab members 13. These tabs may be made of any elastic fabric or wholly elastic material and extend inwardly on the interior side of the spat and are sewn at a point beyond the edge 14 of the spat, the sewing being indicated as at 15.

In order to hold the edge 14 of the spat,

'I turn the same over on its under side as at 16 and sew the edge 17 thereof to the end of the elastic member through the medium of the sewing 15, above referred to.. The elastic tab member 13 extending through a suitable slit in the turned over portion or edge 14 of the spat.

Any other construction may be resorted to to attach the elastic tab members 13 to the edge of the spat but it will be noted that the sewing 15, in its spaced relation with the edge 14 of the spat provides for a greater amount of stretch to the members 13 in view of the fact thatJ a longer piece of material may be used, thereby providing' a greater amount of adjustment.

It will be evident therefore, that any number of tabs 13 may be placed along the edge 14 of the spat, or one solid strip of material may be used instead of the tabs 18.

It is also evident that I have provided an improved spat which can be adjusted to lit the size of the ankle and shoe without presenting an unsightly appearance and also a spat which will snugly fit the ankle of the wearer and will allo-w for any change in the shape of the upper part of the foot.

"While I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity, I realize that in practice Yvarious alterations therein may be made. I therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing the form of the details of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims Having thus described my invention, what For I claim as nen7 and desire to secure byl sewn to said body portionV ata point distant from one of the edges', said tabs extending beyond said edge and mating partsrof snap i'asteners secured in said tabs and inthe opposite edge oi' the body portion, whereby when the edges are heldin association b-y the fasteners, the tabs will provide an' elastic self-adjusting connection, between said edges, and one of the edges of the spat being folded upon itself to provide a covering for the tab, said Vtabs actingto prevent Overturning of the edge;

2. The combination with a spat having a side openii'ig of a plurality of spaced elastic tab members seWnto the spat body at a point distant from one of thev edges of the side opening, said body edge being turned back" upon itself and being slit at spaced points lto' allow passage therethrough of each of said tab members at its turned edge, and

fastening members in said tabs and in the opposite side edges for yieldably holding the edges of the side openings in closed relavtion, Vand said tabs also acting to prevent YARo ZENISHEK. [L a] 

